Billions of dong returned to state

Update:
December, 02/2013 - 08:00

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HA NOI (VNS)– Nearly 7,000 people have had their monthly allowances reduced after localities were found to have improperly carried out preferential policies towards citizens who made meritorious contributions to the country.

Inspectors from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs found that as many as 609 files of people listed as having made meritorious contributions to the country were found to have been forged or included false statements.

At the same time, VND 75 billion (US$3.5 million) has been returned to the state budget, according to Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen. — VNS